Foam for cart tires

[BeezFun]

Is there any way to put foam in garden cart tires? Ours are always flat. I've bought foamed tires for the wheelbarrows, but can't find them for carts. Whatever they put in the wheelbarrow tires is exactly the right stuff, just soft enough to give a little, and doesn't add any weight.

 

[mikehaugen]

I am sure you could, but it would be expensive. Have you tried putting tubes in them? A little harder to patch a puncture, bu they seem to hold air better. I bought some "bead sealer" from the farm store that is like tar, comes a can with a brush. Try breaking the bead and applying it around the bead of the tire, then maybe put slime in the tire.

BTW, where in IL are you at. I am in north central between Chicago and Rockford.

 

[SPIKER]

HF has some foam cart tires, 8" and 10" and wheel barrel type tires. They have them for the single axle side but none for the dual axle (like for casters) ones which I need for my 3pt Mower. I ended up taking 5 tubes of Silicone Caulk and pumped the tubes full, then sued the mower with air pressure in the tires, pulled em off and set them on the side to finish curing. So far one didn't have enough Silicone in it and it is way loose on the rim now... Have held up for over a year mowing a LOT tho it was expensive to do it. The foam filled ones were like 30 each at HF, mine cost about the same with caulk costing 2 for 5 bucks and my time...

M

 

[BeezFun]

Have you tried putting tubes in them?

Yes, problem is the other folks who live in this house don't seem to notice when the tire is flat, so they keep dragging it around until the stem is cut by the rim, then the tube's no good.

BTW, where in IL are you at. I am in north central between Chicago and Rockford.

We're near St Charles, in unincorporated part of the county. I have a good friend in Waterman, not too far from you.

 

[ZAR2USA]

Here you go;

http://youtu.be/XnZtsEaY99k

 

[BeezFun]

HF has some foam cart tires, 8" and 10" and wheel barrel type tires.

M

I'll have to take some dimensions and see if they'll fit the axle diameter and depth. I also have a Vermont Cart that has 26" mountain bike type wheels that are always flat. I see they now sell them as semi-pneumatic, but they're $40 each. Wow, maybe I should just order a new cart.

 

[Cat_Driver]

Best stuff on the planet here - BULLETPROOF...
GEMPLER'S ® Ultraseal

 

[BeezFun]

Here you go;

http://youtu.be/XnZtsEaY99k

Score! I'm on my way to pickup some of that foam tomorrow.

 

[BeezFun]

Best stuff on the planet here - BULLETPROOF...
GEMPLER'S ® Ultraseal

I've never had much luck with this type of stuff. Slime proved useless for most things except a clean small hole. It also came out of the valve stem when I checked the air pressure and ended up ruining a few tire guages.
My biggest problem is the stem gets sliced by the rim because the barn rats use the cart when it's flat, and that forces the tire to rotate on the rim.

 

[grnspot110]

Best stuff on the planet here - BULLETPROOF...
GEMPLER'S ® Ultraseal

If you don't like your rims! I've used it & it does work, but makes a heck of a mess if you need to remove the tire later on. Also, some brands rust the rims really bad! My JD 420 had some type of "hydro-seal" in the front tires when I bought it, had a pencil sized hole in one rim because of the sealant:



Lowell

 

[ultrarunner]

The tire dealer I trade with offers onsite foam filling... they do everything from hand trucks to large graders.

Price is based on weight... small tire small price.

 

[clemsonfor]

If you don't like your rims! I've used it & it does work, but makes a heck of a mess if you need to remove the tire later on. Also, some brands rust the rims really bad! My JD 420 had some type of "hydro-seal" in the front tires when I bought it, had a pencil sized hole in one rim because of the sealant:

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Lowell

Why you put foam and such in a tube!!! so that when you have to remove it yea you have to cut the tire off with a sazal but once through the tube it should just peel right off in theory.

 

[boggen]

i so wanted to use "great stuff" closed cell foam that comes in a can at local hardware stores, when i had to replace both tubes in tractor over the last week. after checking the foam is not strong enough for a tractor. on other hand, it is strong enough for wheel barrow tires, and small size little garden carts that might go behind a small size riding lawn mower.

foam for actual tractor tires, is rather $$$ that will support the weight of the tractor. but the great stuff in red can, for the small little things from what i have read works good for the small light weight stuff.

 

[grnspot110]

Why you put foam and such in a tube!!! so that when you have to remove it yea you have to cut the tire off with a sazal but once through the tube it should just peel right off in theory.

If you'll read my post, it was in response to the post about "Ultra-seal", not foam! And yes, I have used Ultra-seal from Gempler's. ~~ Lowell

 

[clemsonfor]

I still would use that stuff in tubes!! i know some is not rated for tubes but i have some slime on order and am going to be putting it in my tubes. Granted i already have tubes but if i didnt i think i would tube before i put goop into my tire. But just me.

 

[PhysAssist]

I still would use that stuff in tubes!! i know some is not rated for tubes but i have some slime on order and am going to be putting it in my tubes. Granted i already have tubes but if i didnt i think i would tube before i put goop into my tire. But just me.

We used the high density/?cold closed cell? type of foam (related to that "Great Stuff" but different) in a variety of smaller load tires, up to about 100#.

Or you could try these:
Closed Cell Foam Handtruck Tire

Or these:
Tire Blocks Run Flat System

...... these?
Low Duty Cycle Foam Tires - Amerityre Corporation

Last one:
Flat Free Tires

Now I know that these are probably more expensive than you want right now, but if the other methods fail, at least the links are all in one place where you can find them.

BTW, for the bigger vermont cart tires, try Northern Tool butvyou have to watch for either a good sale or a free shipping deal, but I have found their wheel and tire units to be very sturdy and serviceable even when I (often) load them past their rated capacity.

Thomas

 

[PhysAssist]

Oops, I lied, there is this too:
Urethane Foam , Expanding Marine Polyurethane Foam

 

[sawtooth]

I think one of the big downsides is the ride gets a lot rougher right? I asked around last year as thought of doing the same but many reported rougher ride on equipment when using foam as it's stiffer.

 

[ultrarunner]

There are different density of foam available...

You are right in that just about anything is firmer than air.